While Pope Francis remains in hospital with double pneu­monia, many are asking who might lead the Vatican and Catholic Church in the future. The 88-year-old pontiff’s health concerns in recent years, ...

Pope Francis has spent a peaceful night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital and continues his recovery today, Vatican spokesman Matteo ...

Built on land donated by Pope Pius XI to the theologian and physician Agostino Gemelli in 1934, it has become known as the ...

Pope Francis’ medical team says the pontiff's condition isn’t life-threatening. But they said Friday that Francis isn't out ...

Pope Francis has come down with a serious illness that could potentially force him to resign, but who would succeed him?

Is the pope out of danger? No. Both doors are open. Is he at risk of immediate death? No. The therapy needs time to work,” Sergio Alfieri, a surgeon who has operated on the pope in the past, said ...

LONDON, UK — Vatican officials have said Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating his recovery. The 88-year-old pontiff was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of ...

The pope was admitted to hospital on February 14 where he is fighting a complex respiratory infection and pneumonia in both ...

Pope Francis' recent bout with pneumonia, which landed him in the hospital for the fourth time, fueled speculation in Rome.

The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like ...

Who could be the next Pope? The cardinals who might succeed Francis - Pope Francis remains in hospital with double pneumonia ...